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THAILAND (HelpAge International) – Disaster Risk Reduction in Thailand

These images were captured for HelpAge International near to the Thai-Burmese border, in an area where climate change has been causing a variety of types of natural disaster hitherto unseen. Alongside partner organisations, HelpAge has been working to build the resilience of the local population in the face of this new reality.

To enquire about using any of these images, please write to robin{at}robinwyatt{dot}org.
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  • CAPTION: Sitting with her husband Jana, Namoo Jayer says she now knows exactly where she’ll escape to if there’s another disaster: the house built on concrete stilts with a solid roof, behind her. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Jana Jayue (left) and Namoo Jayer (right).
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  • CAPTION: As her husband busies himself with his woodwork behind her, Namoo Jayer pauses to consider the future. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Namoo Jayer (left) and Jana Jayue (right).
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  • CAPTION: On her front porch, Namoo Jayer sorts the good grains from the bad. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Namoo Jayer.
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  • CAPTION: Namoo Jayer's neighbours live in a house that's far more likely to be able to withstand severe weather events than her own. Thanks to the training she's received, she's made a plan to head for shelter here whenever she suspects that a disaster could be on its way. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Namoo Jayer.
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  • CAPTION: CITC's volunteer Sara teaches a young woman from Huamayom that if the river water suddenly changes colour, it could indicate that flash flooding is on its way. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Darunee Jaoue (left) and Yupin Lasan ('Sara').
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  • CAPTION: While Namieu Panpakarin likes little better than to play with the young children in her family, she's also aware that at times of natural disaster, she's also responsible for their lives. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: From left to right: Namieu Panpakarin, Panapat Panpakarin, Chonlada Taeyee and Napa Taloi.
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  • CAPTION: Huamayom youth leader Da (right) engages enthusiastically with CITC volunteer Sara (left) during a disaster preparedness training session. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: From left to right: Yupin Lasan ('Sara'), Kotchokorn Harnjirawan and Darunee Jaoue.
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  • CAPTION: Namieu Panpakarin keeps an eye on the rain, knowing that if it becomes very heavy then there is a risk of flash flooding in her village. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Namieu Panpakarin.
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  • CAPTION: While children delight in playing in the rain, their guardians have an eye on the signs that floods could be coming. Thanks to climate change, the village of Huamayom has been experiencing more regular and intense weather events than it ever used to. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: UNKNOWN.
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  • CAPTION: While children delight in playing in the rain, their guardians have an eye on the signs that floods could be coming. Thanks to climate change, the village of Huamayom has been experiencing more regular and intense weather events than it ever used to. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: UNKNOWN.
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  • CAPTION: With a wary eye on the rain, Namieu Panpakarin prepares food for her pig, which she considers one of her main assets. A previous flash flood destroyed her pig pen. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Namieu Panpakarin.
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  • CAPTION: Namieu Panpakarin knows that if it begins to flood then she must quickly ensure that her most important possessions - such as the documents and cash kept in this bag - are raised as high off the ground as possible. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Namieu Panpakarin.
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  • CAPTION: The village of Huamayom is nestled among the hills near the Thailand-Myanmar border. Thanks to climate change and deforestation on the surrounding slopes, it is vulnerable to flash flooding and landslides. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: N/A.
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  • CAPTION: Darunee Jaoue reminds her grandmother Nara that it is time to take her diabetes medication. In an area prone to natural disasters such as this is, family members young old must look out for one another even more than usual. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nara Jaoue (left) and Darunee Jaoue (right).
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  • CAPTION: Darunee gives her grandparents a helping hand. HelpAge International, Plan International and other project partners have taken an explicitly inter-generational approach to their disaster risk reduction programming in this area, and as a result of this youth leaders like Darunee serve as a bridge between government authorities and older community members who do not speak Thai. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: From left to right: Nara Jaoue, Darunee Jaoue and Lo Jaoue.
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  • CAPTION: Nalor Taloi points out how landslides that may come from the hillside, posing a threat to her paddy fields. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nalor Taloi.
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  • CAPTION: Nalor Taloi points plays with her granddaughter Chayanut in their backyard. She is the little girl's primary carer during the daytime, and will be her first line of defence if a disaster strikes. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Chayanut Jutichodan (left) and Nalor Taloi (right).
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  • CAPTION: During a sweltering summer's day, Nalor Taloi mops the sweat from her brow. Her part of Northern Thailand is becoming increasingly prone to heatwaves and, with them, forest fires. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nalor Taloi.
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  • CAPTION: Gathering lemongrass for the family's evening meal. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nalor Taloi.
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  • CAPTION: Sitting with vlllage elders, community leader Tanawat Jaha shares his experiences of recent natural disasters. LOCATION: Huamayom Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: From left to right: Jaseka Arla, Jalor Saebe, Jawa Jaja, Matae Jaha, Jayae Jahae and Tanawat Jaha.
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  • CAPTION: During Asalha Puja, when Buddhists honour the Sangha (community of the monks), devout elder members of the community dress all in white and spend a day and a night at their local temple. At times of natural disaster, this temple doubles as the village evacuation centre. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Back row from left to right: UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN, Tong Rojdee, UNKNOWN and Moon Sompanjan; front row from left to right: Mea Jongta, Jing Ongkam, Pong Toonong, Kamong Boonloy, Padeang Pangawan, Beaukam Inthasom, UNKNOWN and Jantip Jindasawang.
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  • CAPTION: Beaukam Inthasom spends Asalha Puja Day - when Buddhists honour the Sangha (community of the monks) - at her local temple. During times of natural disaster, this temple doubles as the village evacuation centre. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Beaukam Inthasom.
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  • CAPTION: Moon Sompanjan spends Asalha Puja Day - when Buddhists honour the Sangha (community of the monks) - at his local temple. During times of natural disaster, this temple doubles as the village evacuation centre. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Moon Sompanjan.
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  • CAPTION: Storm clouds gather over a Piang Kok house during Northern Thailand's rainy season. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: N/A.
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  • CAPTION: Kham Wongkeaw (right) has played an indispensable role in ensuring her husband Ma’s wellbeing since he suffered a stroke. When record floods hit their village in 2011, Ma experienced what Kham considers a miracle. In his fright, he got up unassisted from his bed for the first time since having that stroke. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Ma Wongkeaw (left) and Kham Wongkeaw (right).
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  • CAPTION: Two boys notice that the colour of the river water is changing, which they've learned indicates that flash floods may be on their way. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Tossaporn Pookam (left) and Thawee Ponteang (right).
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  • CAPTION: Chan Wipak serves as the Head Man of the village of Piang Kok. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Chan Wipak.
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  • CAPTION: When the national park authorities expect flooding, they inform village Head Man Chan Wipak by two-way radio. He then announces the news over loudspeakers, so that the community will know to prepare. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Chan Wipak.
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  • CAPTION: Village Head Man Chan Wipak is very fond of his two-year-old grandson Khanchitpon. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Khanchitpon Keawkongden (left) and Chan Wipak (right).
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  • CAPTION: Standing in what is effectively his communuty's disaster response nerve centre, village Head Man Chan Wipak explains how his community has equipped itself to act when future disasters strike. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Chan Wipak.
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  • CAPTION: Biakaew Moonfei is the Vice-President of her local women's group's broom-making club. She says that after flash flooding caused devastation in her village in 2011, the club contributed to the clean-up efforts by donating brooms they'd made free of charge. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Biakaew Moonfei.
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  • CAPTION: Women's Group President Jantip Norwong is also an active member of the group's broom-making club. Normally available for sale as part of an income-generating initiative, the club donated many of these brooms to the clean-up efforts following 2011's flash floods. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Jantip Norwong (left) and Yephin Norwong (right).
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  • CAPTION: Buajum Jongkham, who is the primary carer for her granddaughter, farms rice, onions and garlic. During 2013, unseasonable rains affected her onion crop so badly that she was unable even to cover her costs from the quantity she sold. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Buajum Jongkham.
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  • CAPTION: Buajum Jongkham, who is the primary carer for her granddaughter, farms rice, onions and garlic. During 2013, unseasonable rains affected her onion crop so badly that she was unable even to cover her costs from the quantity she sold. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Buajum Jongkham.
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  • CAPTION: Thanks to volunteer assistance from Prudential, Buajum Jongkham's house has been extended. This means that close family members, whose own house lies in a flood-prone area, can spend the nights in her home. "We can now sleep peacefully without worrying that floodwaters might consume us”, she says. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Buajum Jongkham.
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  • CAPTION: Buajum Jongkham lovingly rubs her nose against her granddaughter’s face. During disasters, she’s responsible for this girl. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Buajum Jongkham (left) and Kunyavee Jongkam (right).
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  • CAPTION: Harvesting the paddy fields. Kam Nunthasin looks forward to a better balance being struck in water management, as so far the local authorities have been prioritising measures designed to prevent flooding over irrigation. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Kam Nunthasin.
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  • CAPTION: Rice farmer Kampun Nanthasing says that if there is too much rain, his rice will rot from the bottom upwards. Conversely, if it's too dry then it's not possible to grow rice at all. 2012's drought affected him in this way; he was unable to plant anything. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Kampun Nanthasing.
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  • CAPTION: Rice farmers Kampun Nanthasing and Kam Nunthasin take a breather from their work. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Kampun Nanthasing (left) and Kam Nunthasin (right).
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  • CAPTION: Having filled his vehicle with freshly harvested rice, Kampun Nanthasing prepares to take it for drying. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Kampun Nanthasing.
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  • CAPTION: Noom Padawan shares a treat with her great-grandson, Siwat. 2011's flash floods brought water waist-deep into her home. She recounts how she took turns holding little Siwat with another grandson, so as to keep him safe. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Siwat Reanjai (left) and Noom Padawan (right).
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  • CAPTION: 15-year-old Porntipa Toolongchag, says that although school children don’t ordinarily have much of a role in community decision-making, drama is a great way for them to make their feelings known and to encourage change. So when Makhampom Foundation led a workshop with her school to help the children express themselves on climate change, Porntipa was thrilled to play the lead role. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Porntipa Toolongchag.
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  • CAPTION: Taking part in a play on climate change. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: UNKNOWN.
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  • CAPTION: Acting the part of a mighty destroyer who cuts downs trees amongst other dastardly deeds, Noppadol Jinaya says that in real life he’d rather use his strength to help people, as he would if there are floods in his village again. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Noppadol Jinaya.
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  • CAPTION: Young people take part in a drama workshop led by Makhampom Foundation. The organisation teaches children to express themselves on issues that they care about through acting. These children, who live in a very climate vulnerable area, chose flooding and climate change for their play. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: UNKNOWN.
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  • CAPTION: Villages that lie along much of Thailand's mountainous border with Myanmar are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters thanks to climate change and deforestation. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: N/A.
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  • CAPTION: Little Siwat thinks he's found a way to keep a discrete eye on his great-grandmother's visitors, much to her amusement. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Noom Padawan (left) and Siwat Reanjai (right).
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  • CAPTION: Sitting in her kitchen, Noom Padawan talks of how she used to have to wear a hat in order to cook if it was raining outside; that is, until volunteers from Prudential came to put a more watertight roof in place for her. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Noom Padawan.
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  • CAPTION: Until Prudential volunteers fixed her leaking kitchen roof, Noom Padawan would have to wear this hat to cook during rain. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Noom Padawan.
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  • CAPTION: Jovial 88-year-old Moon Sompanjan is an inspiration to all who know him. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Moon Sompanjan.
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  • CAPTION: Moon Sompanjan likes to lead an active life in spite of his advancing years. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Moon Sompanjan.
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  • CAPTION: Stroke survivor Ma Wongkeaw's wife Kham attributes her husband's re-found ability to get up from his bed to his fright when their village was inundated by flash floods in 2011. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Ma Wongkeaw.
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  • CAPTION: Kham Wongkeaw helps her husband Ma down the ramp from their new home. This building was constructed for them by Prudential volunteers, following 2011's flash floods. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Ma Wongkeaw (left) and Kham Wongkeaw (right).
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  • CAPTION: Sharing a light-hearted moment. Stroke survivor Ma Wongkeaw is almost entirely dependent on his wife Kham. She herself is ailing now, so she's grateful that the community has a plan in place for its older residents in case future natural disasters strike. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Ma Wongkeaw (left) and Kham Wongkeaw (right).
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  • CAPTION: Moon Sompanjan strums his banjo. Behind him, the wall of his home is made from strong faux wood, designed to keep floodwaters at bay. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Moon Sompanjan.
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  • CAPTION: When flash floods struck this part of Fang District during 2011, they brought many trees with them from the hillside. As these built up behind the bridge on the right, sheer pressure caused the structure to crumble. The metal bridge on the left was constructed as a temporary measure by the Thai military. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: N/A.
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  • CAPTION: Buddhist monk Sert Sririwanno welcomes visitors to Pitayarham Temple, which doubles as the village evacuation centre. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Sert Sririwanno.
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  • CAPTION: As the Head Monk at Piang Kok Village's Buddhist temple, Sert Sririwanno says it's his duty to make sure evacuees' needs are met when the building is transformed into an evacuation centre during natural disasters. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Sert Sririwanno.
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  • CAPTION: Head Monk Sert Sririwanno says his is a life of service. In case of natural disaster, Piang Kok's residents feel they will be in good hands if they are evacuated to the temple. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Sert Sririwanno.
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  • CAPTION: Because the village's monks are in regular receipt of food, drink and medicines, given to them as alms by Piang Kok's residents, there is generally a ready stockpile at the temple in case it has to become the village evacuation centre at short notice. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Sert Sririwanno.
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  • CAPTION: Owing to their low household income, Beaukam Inthasom and her family know they have to be as self-sufficient as possible. Their lemon tree has just borne an impressive crop of fruit, much to Beaukam's delight. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Beaukam Inthasom.
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  • CAPTION: When it rains hard, Beaukam Inthasom has no difficulty heading upstairs to safety in her new home. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Beaukam Inthasom.
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  • CAPTION: In order to reach her home, Beaukam Inthasom has to cross this river. In 2011, the river broke its banks and inundated her small bamboo hut. Now, she feels considerably safer as she lives in a far sturdier house constructed on two levels by volunteers from Prudential. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Beaukam Inthasom.
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  • CAPTION: Members of Piang Kok's Women’s Group quickly mobilise to cook for the community’s displaced and hungry during disasters. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: From left to right: See Pookhum, Jantip Norwong, Khunkeaw Jeethum and Sengrean Pookhum.
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  • CAPTION: Members of Piang Kok's Women’s Group quickly mobilise to cook for the community’s displaced and hungry during disasters. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Jankeaw Pagawan (plus Jantip Norwong, distant right).
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  • CAPTION: Members of Piang Kok's Women’s Group quickly mobilise to cook for the community’s displaced and hungry during disasters. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: See Pookhum (left) and Bualoy Wipak (right).
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  • CAPTION: Boonpeng Inkaew, President of the Pong Nam Ron Sub-District Older People’s Association, takes his job very seriously. LOCATION: Ton Pueng Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Boonpeng Inkaew.
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  • CAPTION: Boonpeng Inkaew, President of the Pong Nam Ron Sub-District Older People’s Association, is clear that older people are not simply vulnerable at times of disaster, they can also be a tremendous resource because they provide advice based on experience and encourage people. LOCATION: Ton Pueng Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Boonpeng Inkaew.
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  • CAPTION: Boonpeng Inkaew, President of the Pong Nam Ron Sub-District Older People’s Association, coordinates closely with the Foundation for Older Persons' Development (FOPDEV) on developing the capacity of the area's associations. LOCATION: Ton Pueng Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Janevit Wisojsongkram (left) and Boonpeng Inkaew (right).
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  • CAPTION: Boonpeng Inkaew, President of the Pong Nam Ron Sub-District Older People’s Association, demonstrates the warning system that he'd swiftly make emergency evacuation announcements from in the event of a natural disaster. LOCATION: Ton Pueng Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Boonpeng Inkaew.
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  • CAPTION: On his rounds, Boonpeng Inkaew pays a house visit to raise the spirits of an older community member who is very unwell. LOCATION: Ton Pueng Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Pen Theppawong (left) and Boonpeng Inkaew (right).
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  • CAPTION: Nu Kaewkham is a woman of great fortitude. She cares for her bed-bound husband and her granddaughter around the clock. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Pen Theppawong (left) and Boonpeng Inkaew (right).
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  • CAPTION: Since he suffered a stroke, Nu Kaewkham has been caring for her husband full time. If there’s another disaster in the future, she says she'll be well-placed to assist with meeting the needs of older and disabled people at Piang Kok's evacuation centre (its temple). LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nu Kaewkham.
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  • CAPTION: “When the Prudential volunteers came to fix the leaks in the house and improve the drainage", Nu Kaewkham says, "this was the first time that outsiders had helped me. Until then, I thought that the only thing I could do during difficult times was to find a way to help myself”. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nu Kaewkham.
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  • CAPTION: Smiling in spite of her hardships, Nu Kaewkham heads to her local shop to buy some groceries. She insists she can't afford to let her ailing body get the better of her, as her husband and granddaughter depend on her. LOCATION: Piang Kok Village, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nu Kaewkham.
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